EP1733585B1 - Steuerung einer rekonfiguration in einem zellularen kommunikationssystem - Google Patents

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EP1733585B1
EP1733585B1 EP03789401A EP03789401A EP1733585B1 EP 1733585 B1 EP1733585 B1 EP 1733585B1 EP 03789401 A EP03789401 A EP 03789401A EP 03789401 A EP03789401 A EP 03789401A EP 1733585 B1 EP1733585 B1 EP 1733585B1
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  • the invention relates to a method of controlling a configuration of radio links in a cellular communication system, the system accommodating communication in a radio network comprising a network controller, mobile units and base stations, the method comprising maintaining, in the mobile unit and in the base station, a synchronization counter (CFN) indicating time codes for synchronization of functions across the system, and transferring messages between the network controller, the base stations and the mobile units, the messages including a change command for changing a configuration, and a reconfiguration command for changing a current configuration state to a next configuration state at a selected future time code, which configuration change involves at least one mobile unit and at least one base station.
  • CFN synchronization counter
  • the invention further relates to a method of controlling a mobile unit in a cellular communication system, the system accommodating communication in a radio network comprising a network controller, mobile units and base stations, the method comprising maintaining, in the mobile unit, a synchronization counter indicating time codes for synchronization of functions across the system, and transferring messages between the mobile unit and the base stations, the messages including a change command for changing a configuration, and a reconfiguration command for changing a current configuration state to a next configuration state at a selected future time code, which configuration change involves at least one mobile unit and at least one base station.
  • the invention further relates to a method of controlling a base station in a cellular communication system, the system accommodating communication in a radio network comprising a network controller, mobile units and base stations, the method comprising maintaining, in the base station, a synchronization counter indicating time codes for synchronization of functions across the system, and transferring messages between the base station and mobile units, the messages including a change command for changing a configuration, and a reconfiguration command for changing a current configuration state to a next configuration state at a selected future time code, which configuration change involves at least one mobile unit and at least one base station.
  • the invention further relates to a mobile unit for use in the cellular communication system, the mobile unit comprising a synchronization counter indicating time codes for synchronization of functions across the system, and means for transferring the messages between the mobile unit and the base stations.
  • the invention further relates to a device for controlling a base station in the cellular communication system, the device comprising a synchronization counter (CFN) indicating time codes for synchronization of functions across the system, and means for transferring the messages between the base station and mobile units.
  • CFN synchronization counter
  • the invention further relates to a computer program product for controlling reconfiguration in a cellular communication system.
  • WCDMA wideband code division multiple access
  • CDMA code-division multiple access
  • IMT-2000 direct spread IMT-2000 direct spread.
  • WCDMA is a third-generation (3G) mobile wireless technology offering much higher data speeds to mobile and portable wireless devices than commonly offered in today's market.
  • WCDMA can support mobile/portable voice, images, data, and video communications at up to 2 Mbps (local area access) or 384 Kbps (wide area access).
  • the input signals are digitized and transmitted in coded, spread-spectrum mode over a broad range of frequencies.
  • a 5 MHz-wide carrier is used, compared with 200 kHz-wide carrier for narrowband CDMA.
  • Further detailed description of the WDCMA system can be found in the (proposed) technical standardization documents for the UMTS system, e.g. in the document NBAP TS 25.433 available from the website of the 3G partnership project (http://www.3gpp.org/).
  • An example of configuration control in a radio network telecommunication system is known from the patent application WO01/41492 .
  • a telecommunications system employing WCDMA technology is described, which utilizes compressed mode techniques to allow a mobile station to take measurements on another frequency in preparation for inter-frequency transfer.
  • the configuration of the radio links i.e. the selected transmission mode, coding, frequency, bandwidth, etc., has to be known both to the transmitter and to the receiver.
  • the assumption was that the compressed mode characteristics in a transmission slot were controlled by the network, but such control leads to problems when one considers that the slot characteristics are very dependent upon the mobile station characteristics.
  • the control of the slot specifications are dictated by the mobile station to the network and acknowledged by the network to the mobile station.
  • the network informs the WCDMA base station of the slot specifications, which are then imposed from the WCDMA base station to the mobile station. Once the mobile station receives the slot from the WCDMA base station, the mobile station is confident that the slot will conform to the characteristics that the mobile station needs in order to make the appropriate measurements.
  • a relocation procedure comprises a relocation request communicating step; a new transport bearer establishing step; a relocation triggering step; and a bearer switching step.
  • the relocation request communication step the target radio network controller is notified that a reconfiguration is requested.
  • the new transport bearer establishing step a new transport bearer is established between the target radio network controller and a base station.
  • the relocation triggering step a relocation execution trigger message is sent from the source radio network controller to the target radio network controller.
  • a switch occurs from the old transport bearer to the new transport bearer. It is described to include, in the reconfiguration message, an indication of a time at which the devices will start to use the new configuration.
  • the object is achieved with a method of controlling a configuration of radio links as defined in claim 1.
  • the object is achieved with a method of controlling a mobile unit in a cellular communication system as defined in claim 8.
  • the object is achieved with a method of controlling a base station in a cellular communication system as defined in claim 11.
  • the object is achieved with a mobile unit for use in a cellular communication system as defined in claim 14.
  • the object is achieved with a device for controlling a base station in a cellular communication system as defined in claim 17.
  • the effect of the measures is that communication elements in the radio network that are receiving the change commands are aware of the upcoming reconfiguration, and are enabled to monitor the prepared reconfiguration period using the synchronization counter.
  • This has the advantage that change commands can be issued at any time to any communication element in the network, irrespective of an ongoing reconfiguration process between already involved communication elements.
  • This is in particular advantageous if a new communication element is to be included in an existing radio link configuration, for example a base station to be added while a communication radio link between a mobile unit and a different base station is already established and in a reconfiguration process.
  • the invention is also based on the following recognition.
  • the inventor has seen that such a blocking period decreases the performance of the communication system, in particular in dense traffic conditions when a substantial number of reconfigurations are to be performed.
  • the blocking period is obviated by allowing an overlap of the prepared reconfiguration period and other changes to the configuration.
  • By adding the prepared reconfiguration period indicator any communication device engaging in the other change is made aware of an ongoing reconfiguration process, and is enabled to act accordingly.
  • the reconfiguration means are arranged for, in the event that the future selected time code has not yet passed, executing the change command according to the current configuration, and for, in the event that the future selected time code has passed, executing the change command according to the next configuration.
  • the synchronization counter has a synchronization cycle indicated by a limited number of the time codes
  • the change command comprises a reference time code for providing a passed reference time in the synchronization cycle
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator is indicating that the reference time code is indicating the selected future time code.
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator comprises the transmission time code.
  • the transmission time code is effectively always passed, because it indicates the time code at which the reconfiguration process has been started by the reconfiguration command. This has the advantage that the communication element that received the change command, can easily verify whether the current synchronization time code is between the transmission time code and the future selected time code.
  • the synchronization counter has a synchronization cycle indicated by a limited number of the time codes
  • the change command comprises a reference time code for providing a passed reference time in the synchronization cycle
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator is indicating that the reference time code is indicating the selected future time code
  • the reconfiguration means are arranged for, in order to detect whether a current time code has passed the future selected time code, detecting whether the current time code is in a part of the synchronization cycle covered by the prepared reconfiguration period.
  • the synchronization counter wraps to a zero time code at the end of the synchronization cycle.
  • the mobile unit needs to resolve whether a specific time code (e.g. the reference time code) is in the future or in the past.
  • the message may still be received shortly after the time code corresponding to the future selected time code.
  • the mobile unit is aware that the next configuration has already been activated.
  • the transmission delay will be short in relation to the synchronization cycle.
  • a predefined part of the synchronization cycle for example 25%, may be defined as the maximum period for deciding that the future selected time code already has passed.
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator is selectively added to the change command in the event that a change command is to be transferred in the prepared reconfiguration period.
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator is selectively added to the change command for a mobile unit or base station not involved in the configuration change when issuing the reconfiguration command. This has the advantage that the change command is not unduly burdened with a reconfiguration process indicator relating to an already completed reconfiguration.
  • FIG. 1 shows a simplified schematic view of a cellular system into which the present invention may be incorporated.
  • a mobile station such as a mobile telephone communicates over radio channels with base stations.
  • Each base station usually transmits and receives signals over selected radio channels for a particular geographic region known as a cell. The cell often is subdivided into several sectors.
  • a base station controller node also known as an exchange or a radio network controller node (RNC).
  • RNCs are, in turn, connected to or included with a mobile switching center (MSC).
  • the mobile switching center is usually connected, e.g., via a gateway, to other telecommunication networks, such as the public switched telephone network or to a packet-data network such as the Internet.
  • the mobile station MS communicates via base station 10A within a geographic cell location 10 as the mobile station MS travels within the cell 10. Geographic areas are defined by further cells 11, 12, 13, etc., each serviced by respective base stations 11A, 12A, 13A, etc.
  • the base stations 10A-13A communicate with a radio network core RNC 14, which may communicate with other radio network cores 18 and mobile services switching centers 21.
  • a geographic area will be defined by multiple groups of cells serviced by different radio network cores 14 and 18. Thus, additional cells 15, 16, 17, etc. will be serviced by a different radio network core 18, which in turn is serviced by another mobile services switching center 22.
  • base station 12A may employ directional antennas to define certain sectors within the cell 12 in order to define the various sectors 19-21.
  • the mobile station communications will be handed over from one base station to another, for example from base station 10A to base station 11A.
  • the radio network core 14 supervises the handover operation, which is conducted upon initiation of, for example, measurements taken by the mobile station MS and/or the base stations 10A, 11A, 12A, etc. Once the measurements are taken, a determination is made as to whether the mobile station would be better serviced under the current conditions by a different base station.
  • W-CDMA wideband code division multiple access
  • the information transmitted between a base station and a particular mobile station is modulated by a mathematical code (such as spreading code) to distinguish it from information for other mobile stations which are utilizing the same radio frequency.
  • a mathematical code such as spreading code
  • each mobile radio employs its own unique code sequence to encode its data signal.
  • the receiver knowing the code sequences of the mobile radio it services, decodes the received signal to recover data from each radio.
  • the WCDMA encoding process enlarges the spectrum of the signal and is therefore known as spread-spectrum modulation.
  • the resulting signal is also called a spread-spectrum signal, and WCDMA is often denoted as spread-spectrum multiple access.
  • the spectral spreading of the transmitted signal gives to WCDMA its multiple access capability. That is, if multiple radios transmit a spread-spectrum signal at the same time, the receiving station will still be able to distinguish between the radios because each user has a unique code that has a sufficiently low cross-correlation with other codes used simultaneously by other radios.
  • Correlating the received signal with a code signal from a certain radio despreads the signal from that radio, while the other spread-spectrum signals will remain spread over a large bandwidth.
  • the power of the desired radio signal will be larger than the interfering power of the other radios. With that power discrepancy, the desired signal can be extracted.
  • a WCDMA system power control is very important. In the uplink direction, the requirement for power control arises because of the possibility for multiple access interference. All radios in a cell using a WCDMA system transmit their data using the same bandwidth at the same time as other radios in that cell. Further, in a WCDMA system the neighboring cell frequencies are the same as in a given cell. So interference can be seen into neighboring cells, causing capacity degradation. In such a system, it is inevitable that radios will interfere with one another. Signals received by the base station from a radio close to the base stations, for example, will be stronger than signals received from radios located at a cell boundary. Distant radios will thus tend to be dominated by close ones. To maintain capacity, all signals, regardless of distance, arrive at the base station with the same mean power by controlling the radios to achieve a constant received mean power for each user.
  • the mobile radio measurements are also be used to evaluate soft, softer and hard handovers.
  • soft handover a mobile station is connected to more than one base station simultaneously.
  • Softer handover is a soft handover between two sectors of a cell.
  • a mobile station performs a hard handover when the signal strength of a neighboring cell exceeds the signal strength of the current cell within a given threshold.
  • instantaneous handovers occur between cells, sectors, and base stations as needed when the signal strength after the change would exceed the signal strength of the current conditions and to allow the mobile station to connect into a cell from which it receives a signal with the highest power (i.e., with the lowest path loss).
  • a mobile station may enter a soft handover when the signal strength of neighboring cell exceeds a certain threshold but is still below the current base station's signal strength.
  • mobile station comparative measurements are taken to optimize a mobile radio's transmissions when multiple frequency carriers exist in a cell. This exists, as an example, in hierarchical cell structures where micro cells will have a different frequency than the macro cell overlaying the micro cell. For those inter-frequency handovers, the mobile station has to be able to measure the signal strength and quality of another carrier frequency, while still maintaining the connection in the current carrier frequency. Since a WCDMA transmission is continuous, there are ordinarily no idle slots for the inter-frequency measurement to occur.
  • FIG. 2 shows a simplified schematic representation of WCDMA transmission.
  • geographic area 51 is shown as a local area serviced by base station 53, within a larger geographic area 52 serviced by base station 54.
  • the mobile station MS is in continuous WCDMA communication with base station 53 and is receiving a continuous WCDMA transmission stream of frames at frequency f1.
  • the transmission frames are indicated by element 50 from base station 53 to mobile station MS.
  • the WCDMA transmission is shown for illustrative purposes on the downlink, but the present invention has application on the uplink and simultaneously on the uplink/downlink as well.
  • a problem in FIG. 2 arises when the mobile station MS moves to the cell boundary of the area 51 and is instructed to take measurements from base station 54. If, the mobile station MS does not have dual receiver (mode) capability, it is in a dilemma. It has been instructed to take measurements on frequency f2, but it is receiving a continuous stream of WCDMA transmissions on frequency f1, which is continuously occupying the single receiver resources of the mobile station MS. In such a single mode mobile station, the compressed mode capability shown and described with respect to FIG. 3 can be employed.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of a compressed mode.
  • the mobile station 100 is receiving the continuous stream of WCDMA transmissions from base station 101.
  • the continuous stream of frames 102 is again shown for illustrative purposes on the downlink from base station 101 to mobile station 100.
  • the mobile station 100 would receive a stream of frames of uniform dimension over time.
  • the base station 101 compresses the information in slot 104 in order to create a slot of interrupted, spare, space in the otherwise continuous WCDMA transmission.
  • frame 103 which is one frame length (10 milliseconds in WCDMA) followed by a compressed frame104 having a frame duration 104A.
  • the remaining time within the "one frame" time allotted for the data in frame 104 is shown as the slot 104B. After the slot, a next frame 105 of typical duration is shown.
  • the base station 101 can provide the slot 104B as a single event to the mobile station 100, or (as shown in FIG. 3 ), the slots may repeat every period P.
  • the mobile station MS which is receiving the otherwise continuous WCDMA transmission 50, requires an interruption to take measurements from the base station 54.
  • the interruption for that measurement is identified as the slot that occurs at the junction between 104 and 105.
  • mobile station 100 receives frame 103 at frequency f1, followed by compressed frame 104 at frequency f1.
  • mobile station 100 switches to receive a transmission from a second base station (corresponding to base station 54 in FIG. 2 ) and takes in information from the second base station during the slot period between frames 104 and 105.
  • the mobile station 100 now has received the transmission of the second base station upon which appropriate measurements can be taken and a handover determination can be made.
  • the base station 101 continues to provide the mobile station 100 with the WCDMA transmission interrupted only by the slots 104B (either as a one time event or as a periodic event).
  • compressed mode example described above is an example of a configuration of the radio links in the communication system. Further examples of configurations may involve a compressed mode for a number of base stations, for a specific code in a radio link, or a subset of codes in the radio link, and choices of frequency, channel configuration, bandwidth or time division multiplex modes, etc.
  • the configuration of the radio links must be set up and prepared by all involved communication elements (mobile units, base stations, network controllers, etc), and has to be engaged at a same instant in time. Thereto a synchronization counter is embedded in the communication elements, which counter produces time codes called configuration frames numbers (CFN). Such a controlled change of configuration is called a reconfiguration process.
  • CFN configuration frames numbers
  • FIG. 4 shows a reconfiguration process.
  • a mobile unit (or user equipment UE) 41, a number of base stations RBS 42 and a network controller 43 are a in communication process indicated by timelines in downward direction.
  • a reconfiguration 44 of radio links is communicated by messages, for example as described in TS25.433 in the Synchronised Radio Link Reconfiguration Preparation procedure.
  • a Prepared Reconfiguration exists when the Synchronised Radio Link Reconfiguration Preparation procedure has been completed successfully.
  • the Prepared Reconfiguration does not exist any more after either of the procedures Synchronised Radio Link Reconfiguration Commit or Synchronised Radio Link Reconfiguration Cancellation has been completed, i.e. until the future selected time code has passed (or reconfiguration cancelled).
  • Figure 5 shows examples of a reconfiguration of the compressed mode.
  • the compressed mode is started.
  • the network controller RNC initiates the reconfiguration in one or more of the base stations RBS(s).
  • the RNC instructs the UE and RBS(s) to start the compressed mode at CFN become equal to x.
  • the compressed mode is started both in the UE and the RBS(s).
  • a blocking period it is not possible to add a radio link to an active configuration via a not yet involved base station.
  • problems arise if the new radio link would be activated during the blocking period. For example a CPM pattern staring at CFN x has gaps in the first and third frame and pattern repeats every 8 frames.
  • Figure 5b shows stopping a compressed mode.
  • a solution is provided.
  • the solution lays in the fact that communication elements to be newly involved in a radio link configuration need to be made aware of the prepared reconfiguration, and the period until actual activation of the new configuration.
  • the period between transmission of the reconfiguration commit message (see e.g. message 46 in Fig.4 ) and the future selected time code (traditionally named blocking period) is now considered to be a prepared reconfiguration period.
  • the starting time is the transmission time of a reconfiguration preparation command 55
  • the prepared reconfiguration period is determined, which period starts at a transmission time code of the reconfiguration command, and ends at the selected future time code.
  • a prepared reconfiguration period indicator is added to the change command.
  • the information for setting the prepared reconfiguration e.g. compressed mode parameters, may also be added to the change command, or may be transferred in a further additional command.
  • FIG. 6 shows messages including a prepared reconfiguration period indicator.
  • a timeline 60 is shown having time codes in configuration frame numbers CFN.
  • An activation of the compressed mode is performed at completion time 63, which ends the prepared reconfiguration period 67.
  • RNC 43 in Fig.4
  • this additional information is included.
  • the RBS 42 can then evaluate if the RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST (RLSR) is received during the blocking period.
  • the change commands may already contain a reference configuration time code in an information part of the RLSR, called active pattern sequence information (APSI).
  • APSI active pattern sequence information
  • Such reference time codes are strictly intended for synchronizing signal patterns or sequences, and constitute passed time codes.
  • TS25.433, chapter 8.2.17.2 Successful Operation of the Radio Link Setup if the RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST message includes the Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence Information (TGPSI) and the APSI, the RBS shall use the information to immediately activate the indicated Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence(s) in the new Radio Link (RL).
  • the received CM Configuration Change CFN refers to the latest passed CFN with that value.
  • the radio link setup message contains the prepared reconfiguration period indicator, and communication elements shall have to apply the information element (IE) 'CM Configuration Change CFN' in APSI first as a future CFN and not immediately start compressed mode.
  • the CM Configuration Change CFN provides the reference time code as explained above.
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator is a flag, e.g. a single bit.
  • any CFN value may either be in the past or future.
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator comprises the transmission time code of the reconfiguration commit message, which defines the prepared reconfiguration period in the synchronization cycle.
  • Figure 7 shows a synchronization cycle.
  • the time code 255 indicates the end of the synchronization cycle, and the counter is reset to zero.
  • Figure 8 shows a prepared reconfiguration period indicator in a change message.
  • the change message is a practical example based on a Radio Link Setup Request (RLSR) message as described in TS25.433, and is given as a part of the tabular description in chapter 9.1.36.1 thereof.
  • the standard message contains the fields (in the column IE/Group name) Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence Information, and Active Pattern Sequence Information, which provide the parameters of the radio link configuration in compressed mode.
  • a prepared reconfiguration period indicator "Start CFN - RECONFIG" 81 is added to the standard message. The presence of the field depends on a condition "C-CPM" 83 (in the second column). The condition is true if the RLSR is sent in the prepared reconfiguration period.
  • a further prepared reconfiguration period indicator "Stop CFN - RECONFIG” 81 may be added to the standard message.
  • the presence of the field depends also on a condition "C-CPM” 83. The condition is true if the RLSR is send during compressed mode and in a prepared reconfiguration period, i.e. a reconfiguration period for stopping the compressed mode. It is noted that, alternatively, a single CFN parameter and a separate flag could be used to indicate the difference between starting and stopping a special configuration of which special configuration parameters are also included in the message.
  • the reconfiguration period indicator is selectively added to the change command for a mobile unit or base station not involved in the configuration change when issuing the reconfiguration command.
  • FIG 9 shows a reconfiguration process and a change command for a not involved communication element
  • a second base station which is not yet involved in the communication with UE, is not aware of the upcoming reconfiguration.
  • RBS2 Due .to the prepared reconfiguration period indicator 81 in the RLSRq, the RBS2 is aware that the prepared reconfiguration period is not yet passed.
  • RBS2 sends a radio link setup response RLSRp message 94 to the RNC, and starts communication in uncompressed mode (UCM) 95 to the UE.
  • UCM uncompressed mode
  • CM compressed mode
  • the second base station is communicating to the UE at the same frequencies as the first base station, and the UE receives both transmissions when going from the area of RBS1 to RBS2, which is also known as soft handover.
  • FIG 10 shows a mobile unit and a base station.
  • a mobile unit 100 has a transmitter/receiver 110 providing a radio link 113 to a transmitter/receiver 114 in a base station 101.
  • the transmitter/receivers 110,114 are provided with the usual radio transmission and receiving circuits, and with controller units for generating the messages to be transmitted and analyzing messages to be received as described above.
  • the mobile unit has a synchronization counter 111, which is incremented at a predefined rate, and is synchronized with a similar synchronization counter 116 in the base station 101.
  • the base station has a configuration controller 115 for transferring messages to the mobile unit and further communication elements in the radio network as shown in Figures 1 and 2 , and the mobile unit 100 also has a configuration controller 112, for executing the reconfiguration procedures as described above.
  • the synchronization counters 111,116 have a synchronization cycle indicated by a limited number of the time codes, as explained with Figure 7 .
  • a change command e.g. a radio link setup request, may include a reference time code for providing a passed reference time in the synchronization cycle.
  • the prepared reconfiguration period indicator is indicating that the reference time code is indicating the selected future time code.
  • the configuration controller 112 detects whether the current time code from the synchronization counter 111 has passed the future selected time code. In particular it detects whether the current time code is in a part of the synchronization cycle covered by the prepared reconfiguration period.
  • the invention has been mainly explained by embodiments using the UMTS / WCDMA cellular communication system, the invention is also suitable for other communication systems having a cellular structure.

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  1. Verfahren zum Steuern einer Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem, wobei das System Kommunikation in einem Funknetz versieht, das eine Netzsteuerung (14), Mobileinheiten (100) und Basisstationen (101) umfasst, das Verfahren umfassend:
    - Unterhalten eines Synchronisationszählers (111, 116), der Zeitcodes zur Synchronisation von Funktionen über das System hinweg anzeigt, in jeder der Mobileinheiten und der Basisstationen,
    - Übertragen von Nachrichten zwischen der Netzsteuerung, den Basisstationen und den Mobileinheiten, wobei die Nachrichten an einem Übertragungszeitcode übertragen werden, wobei die Nachrichten
    - einen Änderungsbefehl zum Ändern der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen und
    - einen Rekonfigurationsbefehl zum Ändern eines laufenden Konfigurationszustands der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen in einen nächsten Konfigurationszustand der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen an einem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode beinhalten, wobei die Konfigurationsänderung zumindest eine Mobileinheit und zumindest eine Basisstation einbezieht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren ferner
    - das Bestimmen eines vorbereiteten Konfigurationszeitraums (67), der an dem Übertragungszeitcode des Rekonfigurationsbefehls beginnt und an dem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode endet,
    - und, während des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums, das Übertragen eines Änderungsbefehls umfasst, während eine Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums angefügt wird, die dem Änderungsbefehl den vorbereiteten Konfigurationszeitraum (67) anzeigt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Synchronisationszähler (111, 116) einen Synchronisationszyklus aufweist, der durch eine begrenzte Anzahl der Zeitcodes angezeigt wird, und der Änderungsbefehl einen Bezugszeitcode zum Vorsehen einer Bezugszeit in dem Synchronisationszyklus umfasst, und, wenn von der Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums angezeigt, der Bezugszeitcode den ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode anzeigt.
  3. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, wobei die Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums den Übertragungszeitcode des Rekonfigurationsbefehls umfasst.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1, 2 oder 3, wobei die Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums dem Änderungsbefehl selektiv angefügt wird, falls ein Änderungsbefehl in dem vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) übertragen werden soll.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1, 2, 3 oder 4, wobei die Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums dem Änderungsbefehl für eine Mobileinheit oder Basisstation selektiv angefügt wird, die beim Ausgeben des Rekonfigurationsbefehls nicht in die Konfigurationsänderung einbezogen ist.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1, 2, 3, 4 oder 5, wobei der Änderungsbefehl ein Verbindungsänderungsbefehl (62) zum Hinzufügen einer Funkverbindung zu der Konfiguration ist.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 oder 6, wobei das Ändern des laufenden Konfigurationszustands in den nächsten Konfigurationszustand das Ändern eines komprimierten Übertragungsmodus (63) in einer Funkverbindung umfasst.
  8. Verfahren zum Steuern einer Mobileinheit in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem, wobei das System in einem Funknetz, das eine Netzsteuerung, Mobileinheiten und Basisstationen umfasst, Kommunikation versieht und eine Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen steuert, das Verfahren umfassend:
    - Unterhalten eines Synchronisationszählers (111), der Zeitcodes zur Synchronisation von Funktionen über das System hinweg anzeigt, in der Mobileinheit, und
    - Übertragen von Nachrichten zwischen der Mobileinheit und den Basisstationen, wobei die Nachrichten an einem Übertragungszeitcode übertragen werden, wobei die Nachrichten
    - einen Änderungsbefehl zum Ändern der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen und
    - einen Rekonfigurationsbefehl zum Ändern eines laufenden Konfigurationszustands der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen in einen nächsten Konfigurationszustand der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen an einem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode beinhalten, wobei die Konfigurationsänderung zumindest eine Mobileinheit und zumindest eine Basisstation einbezieht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren ferner
    - das Erkennen einer Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums aus einem während eines vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums übertragenen Änderungsbefehl, wobei die Anzeige (66) den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) anzeigt, der an dem Übertragungszeitcode des Rekonfigurationsbefehls beginnt und an dem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode endet,
    - und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, das anschließende Einrichten an dem künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand umfasst.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, wobei das Verfahren,
    falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, das Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem laufenden Konfigurationszustand,
    und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode verstrichen ist, das Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand umfasst.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 oder 9, wobei der Synchronisationszähler (111) einen Synchronisationszyklus aufweist, der durch eine begrenzte Anzahl der Zeitcodes angezeigt wird, und der Änderungsbefehl einen Bezugszeitcode zum Vorsehen einer Bezugszeit in dem Synchronisationszyklus umfasst, und, wenn von der Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums angezeigt, der Bezugszeitcode den ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode anzeigt, und das Verfahren zum Erkennen, ob ein laufender Zeitcode den künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode überschritten hat, das Erkennen umfasst, ob der laufende Zeitcode in einem Teil des Synchronisationszyklus ist, der durch den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) abgedeckt ist.
  11. Verfahren zum Steuern einer Basisstation in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem, wobei das System in einem Funknetz, das eine Netzsteuerung, Mobileinheiten und Basisstationen umfasst, Kommunikation versieht und eine Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen steuert, das Verfahren umfassend:
    - Unterhalten eines Synchronisationszählers (116), der Zeitcodes zur Synchronisation von Funktionen über das System hinweg anzeigt, in der Basisstation, und
    - Übertragen von Nachrichten zwischen der Basisstation und Mobileinheiten, wobei die Nachrichten an einem Übertragungszeitcode übertragen werden, wobei die Nachrichten
    - einen Änderungsbefehl zum Ändern der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen und
    - einen Rekonfigurationsbefehl zum Ändern eines laufenden Konfigurationszustands der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen in einen nächsten Konfigurationszustand der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen an einem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode beinhalten, wobei die Konfigurationsänderung zumindest eine Mobileinheit und zumindest eine Basisstation einbezieht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren ferner
    - das Erkennen einer Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums aus einem während eines vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums übertragenen Änderungsbefehl, wobei die Anzeige (66) den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) anzeigt, der an dem Übertragungszeitcode des Rekonfigurationsbefehls beginnt und an dem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode endet,
    - und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, das anschließende Einrichten an dem künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand umfasst.
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11, wobei das Verfahren,
    falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, das Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem laufenden Konfigurationszustand,
    und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode verstrichen ist, das Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand umfasst.
  13. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 11 oder 12, wobei der Synchronisationszähler (116) einen Synchronisationszyklus aufweist, der durch eine begrenzte Anzahl der Zeitcodes angezeigt wird, und der Änderungsbefehl einen Bezugszeitcode zum Vorsehen einer Bezugszeit in dem Synchronisationszyklus umfasst, und, wenn von der Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums angezeigt, der Bezugszeitcode den ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode anzeigt, und das Verfahren zum Erkennen, ob ein laufender Zeitcode den künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode überschritten hat, das Erkennen umfasst, ob der laufende Zeitcode in einem Teil des Synchronisationszyklus ist, der durch den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) abgedeckt ist.
  14. Mobileinheit zum Gebrauch in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem, wobei das System in einem Funknetz, das eine Netzsteuerung, Mobileinheiten und Basisstationen umfasst, Kommunikation versieht und eine Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen steuert, die Mobileinheit umfassend
    - einen Synchronisationszähler (111), der Zeitcodes zur Synchronisation von Funktionen über das System hinweg anzeigt, und
    - Mittel (110) zum Übertragen von Nachrichten zwischen der Mobileinheit und den Basisstationen, wobei die Nachrichten an einem Übertragungszeitcode übertragen werden, wobei die Nachrichten
    - einen Änderungsbefehl zum Ändern der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen und
    - einen Rekonfigurationsbefehl zum Ändern eines laufenden Konfigurationszustands der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen in einen nächsten Konfigurationszustand der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen an einem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode beinhalten, wobei die Konfigurationsänderung zumindest eine Mobileinheit und zumindest eine Basisstation einbezieht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mobileinheit ferner Rekonfigurationsmittel (112) zum Erkennen einer Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums aus einem während eines vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums übertragenen Änderungsbefehl, wobei die Anzeige (66) den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) anzeigt, der an dem Übertragungszeitcode des Rekonfigurationsbefehls beginnt und an dem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode endet, und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, zum anschließenden Einrichten an dem künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand umfasst.
  15. Mobileinheit nach Anspruch 14, wobei die Rekonfigurationsmittel (112), falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, zum Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem laufenden Konfigurationszustand und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode verstrichen ist, zum Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand angeordnet sind.
  16. Mobileinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 14 oder 15, wobei der Synchronisationszähler (111) einen Synchronisationszyklus aufweist, der durch eine begrenzte Anzahl der Zeitcodes angezeigt wird, und der Änderungsbefehl einen Bezugszeitcode zum Vorsehen einer Bezugszeit in dem Synchronisationszyklus umfasst, und, wenn von der Anzeige des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums angezeigt, der Bezugszeitcode den ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode anzeigt, und die Rekonfigurationsmittel (112), um zu erkennen, ob ein laufender Zeitcode den künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode überschritten hat, zum Erkennen, ob der laufende Zeitcode in einem Teil des Synchronisationszyklus ist, der durch den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum abgedeckt ist, angeordnet sind.
  17. Vorrichtung zum Steuern einer Basisstation in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem, wobei das System in einem Funknetz, das eine Netzsteuerung, Mobileinheiten und Basisstationen umfasst, Kommunikation versieht und eine Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen steuert, die Vorrichtung umfassend
    - einen Synchronisationszähler (116), der Zeitcodes zur Synchronisation von Funktionen über das System hinweg anzeigt, und
    - Mittel (114) zum Übertragen von Nachrichten zwischen den Basisstationen und Mobileinheiten, wobei die Nachrichten an einem Übertragungszeitcode übertragen werden, wobei die Nachrichten
    - einen Änderungsbefehl zum Ändern der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen und
    - einen Rekonfigurationsbefehl zum Ändern eines laufenden Konfigurationszustands der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen in einen nächsten Konfigurationszustand der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen an einem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode beinhalten, wobei die Konfigurationsänderung zumindest eine Mobileinheit und zumindest eine Basisstation einbezieht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung ferner Rekonfigurationsmittel (115) zum Erkennen einer Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums aus einem während eines vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums übertragenen Änderungsbefehl, wobei die Anzeige (66) den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum (67) anzeigt, der an dem Übertragungszeitcode des Rekonfigurationsbefehls beginnt und an dem ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode endet, und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, zum anschließenden Einrichten an dem künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode der Konfiguration von Funkverbindungen gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand umfasst.
  18. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 17, wobei die Rekonfigurationsmittel (115), falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode noch nicht verstrichen ist, zum Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem laufenden Konfigurationszustand und, falls der künftige ausgewählte Zeitcode verstrichen ist, zum Ausführen des Änderungsbefehls gemäß dem nächsten Konfigurationszustand angeordnet sind.
  19. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 17 oder 18, wobei der Synchronisationszähler (116) einen Synchronisationszyklus aufweist, der durch eine begrenzte Anzahl der Zeitcodes angezeigt wird, und der Änderungsbefehl einen Bezugszeitcode zum Vorsehen einer Bezugszeit in dem Synchronisationszyklus umfasst, und, wenn von der Anzeige (66) des vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraums angezeigt, der Bezugszeitcode den ausgewählten künftigen Zeitcode anzeigt, und die Rekonfigurationsmittel (115), um zu erkennen, ob ein laufender Zeitcode den künftigen ausgewählten Zeitcode überschritten hat, zum Erkennen, ob der laufende Zeitcode in einem Teil des Synchronisationszyklus ist, der durch den vorbereiteten Rekonfigurationszeitraum abgedeckt ist, angeordnet sind.
  20. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 17 bis 19, wobei die Vorrichtung eine Basisstation zum Gebrauch in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem ist.
  21. Computerprogrammprodukt zum Steuern der Rekonfiguration in einem zellularen Kommunikationssystem, wobei das Programm zum Bewirken betriebsbereit ist, dass ein Prozessor das Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13 ausführt.
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